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Old Jun 5, 2008 | 06:55 PM
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Default intercooler fitting???
How hard is it to install a intercooler in a ls1 camaro?? what modifications have to be done?? any help appreciated. Thanx
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Old Jun 5, 2008 | 07:09 PM
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its pretty simple but more info is needed

are you planning on a basic 1 inlet/outlet Air to Air intercooler?? are you looking for an Air to Water intercooler??
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Old Jun 5, 2008 | 07:15 PM
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most people run an Air to Air intercooler like mine pictured here



and this is how i mounted it

i used 2" square tubing, then came off of it with 2 pieces or 3/4" square tubing.. this also allows a little bit of adjustment from left to right so you can center everything up perfectly.. im going to weld it all up

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mount from the front








running the piping is a little tight, but once you relocate a few things it frees up some more room
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Old Jun 5, 2008 | 07:19 PM
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did you have to remove anything. was there room to just stick it in there?
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Old Jun 5, 2008 | 07:22 PM
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which would be easier or more affective. air to air or air to water?
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Old Jun 5, 2008 | 07:24 PM
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for the intercooler i had to take out the Styrofoam behind the front bumper and for the piping i had to relocate the horns and trim some of the plastic off of the fuse box..
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but that wasnt too hard was it?
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air to water is more effective but also more expensive. for a Daily driver Street/Strip car i would stick with an A2A setup
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ok thanx mine is going to be my DD so i guess i will go A2A thanx to everyone who helped
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but that wasnt too hard was it?
no, not at all.. are you planning on installing the turbo setup yourself?? you may want to read through some threads and see what work has to be done
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A2A with meth injection for added safety under full boost conditions would be what I would run for a daily driver.
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im not going to be going over 8 or 9 pounds...???
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Originally Posted by RAGENZ28
A2A with meth injection for added safety under full boost conditions would be what I would run for a daily driver.


to the Original Poster im not sure how much experience you have with forced induction, but you should definitely read these

https://ls1tech.com/forums/forced-induction/208864-turbo-faq.html
https://ls1tech.com/forums/forced-induction/567592-real-price-forced-induction.html
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yeah me and a couple of buddies are doing it one weekend. i have checked threads and seen what people have done. im going with the ebay "wonder kit" and getting a different turbo, wastegate, and bov of course
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Originally Posted by HTCooP34
im not going to be going over 8 or 9 pounds...???
on a stock bottom end most people run 6-8, going over 8 is asking for trouble.
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ok i will definately consider that thanx for the heads up
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i have the same kit. keep an eye on these threads
https://ls1tech.com/forums/forced-induction/746837-project-turbo_z.html
https://ls1tech.com/forums/forced-induction/869152-ebay-turbo-kit-install-whom-need-help-wana-see.html
https://ls1tech.com/forums/forced-induction/923538-well-i-clicked-commit-buy-ebay-turbo.html

i started doing the install and realized there is not alot of room to fit everything. while a few people have kept the radiator in its stock place i decided to turn mine up vertical to give me some more room..
here is some info on that
https://ls1tech.com/forums/showthrea...light=radiator

the ebay kit was cloned off of the PTK kit
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there is also alot of good info in this build thread posted by FROST
https://ls1tech.com/forums/forced-induction/398956-beginning-something.html
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thanx for all the help and references.
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one last question did anyone have to do anything with the alternator??
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